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Show HIISSll If there is a farmer in the state of Utah who does not reajlze the importance im-portance to the nation and the world of rog raising, it is time that he did so. Pork, with its valuable heat and energy producing qualities and its suitability to curing, is the most perfect per-fect meat product for our army use. Furthermore, with an alarming shortage short-age of it throughout the world, we should accept it as a duty to increase hog production. However, lt is not enough that we raise more nogs. The big thing is, we must raise them economically. econ-omically. At times we hear complaints from hog producers, that time and labor and the high prico of feeds, prohibits raising hogs at a profit. This, upon investigation, will prove incorrect. It js true that such feeds as harvested grains aro expensive, and those who feed exclusively on them will suffer, loss; but we must bear In mind that the hog is not a discriminating creature crea-ture and often thrives best on that which has no food value to man. Furthermore, Fur-thermore, he is perfectly willing to pick his own food, if wo will furnisu him the "pickings." Tho following Is' one suggestion for making hog rais-1 ing easy and profitable. i First of all, every farmer knows that harvesting crops is not th small-1 est item of expense he has to meet.' He also knows that awaiting time and labor to do this might prove thoi loss of his crop. Very well, then; in- ; stead of feeding hogs expensive har-1 vested feeds, why not sot aside a few ' acres of alfalfa pasture, nnd later a, patch of corn or peas, and then, as these crops mature, turn the hogs -n to 'harvest for themselves? Following Follow-ing this plan, you save expense and labor and find you have a mighty fine marketable hog which has cost you little and will bring yqu much. In other words, economy in hog raising! is best described by a, little story, which is worth repeating. hMti ' 1 J'T-n H'i 'V'It' ff-T---, ' -U-L I l 1 ll-M i-t t j A farmer purchased from his .neighbor .neigh-bor a crop of blighted potatoes with the avowed intention of eating them. When his surprised and shocked ,H friend asked him how he could do such 1 ' a thing, ho calmly replied: "By feed- i ing them to the hogs and eating the j, ijH hogs." This man was successful. ' i'jH |